Prairieland Park
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| Not for profit | |
| Industry | Fairs, trade fairs, agricultural shows |
| Headquarters | 503 Ruth Street West, Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
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Key people
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Vic Dubois – President |
| Products | Annual fair and exhibition space |
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Number of employees
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75 (year round) – 300 (seasonal) |
| Website | Prairieland Park |
Coordinates: 52°05′59″N 106°40′37″W / 52.09972°N 106.67694°W
Prairieland Park is an events centre in the south-eastern portion of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The park is located in the Exhibition neighborhood of Saskatoon. Each year the park hosts an annual Saskatoon Exhibition called "The Ex". During the remainder of the year most of the park venues are rented out to special events. Some events held are Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Saskatchewan indemand trade show, Saskatoon Fall Fair cattle show and sale, Pet Expo, Chuckwagon Racing, and the Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase. The park also hosts Marquis Downs.
The Agriculture Department is heavily involved in the community host 4H events.
It currently hosts 321 events a year, which attracts 1.6 million people.
The Ex is an annual fair that occurs on the site each August. This includes amusement rides, product exhibitions, music, shows and displays. Normally occurring at the same time are chuckwagon races at the Marquis downs facility.
In 2008 the park started a major $2.8 Million expansion to build 27.000-square-foot (2.5084 m2) agriculture and equine centre plus an attached 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) stabling facility for year-round use. Freeing up the existing Trade Centre facility to be used exclusively for conventions and trade shows. Western Economic Diversification Canada and Saskatchewan Government's Ministry of Municipal Affairs under the Saskatoon Urban Development Agreement (UDA) are investing $2.8 million in the 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) building expansion of Prairieland Park's Trade Centre.
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